Raqqa, Aerial photo of Hiraqla vicotry monument

Raqqa, Aerial photo of Hiraqla vicotry monument

Palmyra, Hadrian’s Arch, , 3rd century A.D., view from south at the entrance to colonnaded street

Palmyra, Hadrian’s Arch, , 3rd century A.D., view from south at the entrance to colonnaded street

Yabrud: Outer wall of the Greek Orthodox church "Konstantin and Helena", which once belonged to a temple

Yabrud: Outer wall of the Greek Orthodox church “Konstantin and Helena”, which once belonged to a temple

Yabrud: A stone facade of a historic building

Yabrud: A stone facade of a historic building

Shaykh Anas shrine - al-Tar mountain south-east of al-Mayadeen

Shaykh Anas shrine – al-Tar mountain south-east of al-Mayadeen

Shaykh Anas shrine - al-Tar mountain south-east of al-Mayadeen - the dome from the inside

Shaykh Anas shrine – al-Tar mountain south-east of al-Mayadeen – the dome from the inside

Salkhad - The Ayyubid minaret

Salkhad – The Ayyubid minaret

Salkhad - The Ayyubid minaret

Salkhad – The Ayyubid minaret

Shaykh Shibli shrine - al-Tar mountain, south -east of al-Mayadeen

Shaykh Shibli shrine – al-Tar mountain, south -east of al-Mayadeen

Shaykh Anas shrine - al-Tar mountain south-east of al-Mayadeen

Shaykh Anas shrine – al-Tar mountain south-east of al-Mayadeen

ʿAyn Dara Temple, Colossal basalt lion

ʿAyn Dara Temple, Colossal basalt lion

Nave and apse, Church of monk Buhayra, Busra

Nave and apse, Church of monk Buhayra, Busra

Archaeological finds from Raqqa, exhibited in the Damascus National Museum

Archaeological finds from Raqqa, exhibited in the Damascus National Museum

Geometrical patterns of a traditional ‘Ajami rug from ar-Raqqa

Geometrical patterns of a traditional ‘Ajami rug from ar-Raqqa

Traditional ‘Ajami rug from ar-Raqqa

Traditional ‘Ajami rug from ar-Raqqa

Temple of 'Ayn Dara, Giant footprints carved into the stone floor

Temple of ‘Ayn Dara, Giant footprints carved into the stone floor

General view of the Valley of the Tombs

General view of the Valley of the Tombs

Church of the monk Buhayra, Busra

Church of the monk Buhayra, Busra

Colossal basalt lion found in 1955 in ʿAyn Dara

Colossal basalt lion found in 1955 in ʿAyn Dara

Sphinx in the Temple of 'Ayn Dara

Sphinx in the Temple of ‘Ayn Dara

(Dome) Qubbat as-Sayyar on Qasyun mountain

(Dome) Qubbat as-Sayyar on Qasyun mountain

Mohamad Al Roumi_Raqqa_ed

Mohamad Al Roumi_Raqqa_ed

Bedtime stories

Church of the monk Buhayra, the oldest church in Busra

Church of the monk Buhayra, the oldest church in Busra

(Dome) Qubbat as-Sayyar on Qasyun mountain

(Dome) Qubbat as-Sayyar on Qasyun mountain

Maps of Aleppo: historical city and outskirts. 1969 with revisions in 1979 and 1982

Maps of Aleppo: historical city and outskirts. 1969 with revisions in 1979 and 1982

Plan of (dome) Qubbat as-Sayyar on Qasyun mountain

Plan of (dome) Qubbat as-Sayyar on Qasyun mountain

Amrit, Melqart temple (Eshmoun), central shrine

Amrit, Melqart temple (Eshmoun), central shrine

Basalt sphinx at the main entrance of ʿAyn Dara Temple

Basalt sphinx at the main entrance of ʿAyn Dara Temple

Basalt orthostats on the western side of ʿAyn Dara Temple

Basalt orthostats on the western side of ʿAyn Dara Temple